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An oviraptor's tail...

Adam Khor · 2015-04-10 17:46:29

... may be the key to tell males and females apart. http://www.nature.com/news/tails-tell-the-tale-of-dinosaur-sex-1.17299

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... may be the key to tell males and females apart.

http://www.nature.com/news/tails-tell-the-tale-of-dinosaur-sex-1.17299

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#2 17-04-2015 7:06pm

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Nice read Adam. thanks.

By the way it is thought that some adult females may have had damage to tail areas due to mating. Not sure if that is true or even feasible really, But just another idea I picked up on some years ago.

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